Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
Main Content
UN Human Rights Council seeks Freedom for Saudi Women Activists, Justice for Khashoggi
Geneva (Human Rights Watch) – A joint statement by 36 countries on March 7, 2019 calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights record […]
Criticizing Israel Isn’t Anti-Semitic. Here’s What Is
Pro-Israel politicians don’t speak for young Jews like me. They shouldn’t pretend to
Is the Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Crisis rooted in Sexism?
Even as these Baptist leaders claimed their movement was about the Bible, they specifically targeted women<
Judge who Presided over Mass Execution made Iran’s Chief Justice
Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday appointed ultra-conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a one-time presidential hopeful, as head of the judiciary, […]
Irony: as Pelosi backs down on ‘anti-Hate’ Resolution, Israel’s Politics Goes Peak Racist
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A revolt of the Democratic Party grassroots has forestalled Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s plan to hold a vote on a […]
Trump Humiliates Palestinians by Closing Consulate, Dealing with them Via US Embassy to Israel
The Americans have been working hard to undermine the PA’s status as an autonomous entity which serves Palestinian interests
Corbyn Calls for Britain to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN charges War Crimes
LONDON (Ma’an) — Jeremy Corbyn, head of the British Labor Party, over the weekend, called for the British government to freeze arms sales to Israel […]
Turkish Pop Star’s Case Highlights Violence against Women
By Raziye Akkoc | – Ankara (AFP) – When Turkish pop star Sila reported her partner’s physical violence to police, it was a rare moment […]
New Historicism: A Manifesto for Writing the History of the Qur’an
This emphasis on historical methodology is not meant to be positivist